Building More Efficiently with Barricade Weather Defense

Written by

Masons

25 May 2023

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3 min read

With a long history of using Masons flexible air barriers on their residential projects, architects Field & Ground have realised the added benefits of the Barricade Weather Defense system on a new Christchurch build.

‘We’ve been impressed with the first project that we’ve used it on,’ says Sam Connell, director of Figure & Ground. ‘Nine times out of ten, the buildings that we specify will have a Masons air barrier product on them. Barricade Weather Defense is similar to the flexible wall underlay that we’ve been using, but allows us to achieve additionalbracing requirements, as well as fire rating, which is a common requirement in a lot of our designs.’

The two-storey Christchurch home, which is Sam’s own, utilises the structuralbracing of Barricade Weather Defense, which also helps prevent moisture and air intrusion to the dry envelop for the life of the building.

150-day protection during construction

Barricade Weather Defense is a premium weather-resistant rigid air barrier system that providesup to 150 days’ water, air and UV protection prior to the cladding being installed, allowing interior and exterior trades to work in parallel to speed up build programmes.

For project builder Sam Petrie of Petrie Construction, Barricade Weather Defense helped the job run more quickly and efficiently. ‘It definitely allowsus to speed up construction. We can put the board on and,once the windows are in, we’re good – we can start on the inside insulation and get our wall linings on. We’renot waiting for the outside to be completed before we move on to the inside.’

Developed for performance & ease of installation

Masons Barricade Weather Defense is a three-part system comprisingMasons 6mm or 9mm fibre cement panels either nailed or screwed to the building frames, covered with Barricade Weather Defenseself-adhesive barrier wrap, and sealed with 40 Below Flex flashing tape at the openings. ‘It’s a pretty simple system,’ says Sam Petrie. ‘The product is good, and easy to use.’

Along with great performance and ease of installation, another advantage of the Barricade Weather Defenseis site security. ‘The benefit of the rigid system is you can have everything locked up inside, rather than with wraps, which can be easily penetrated. All in all, it speeds up the whole job.’

For both architects and builders, the Barricade Weather Defense helps ensure that projects run smoothly and efficiently, a benefit which ultimately ispassed on to the client. ‘It’s a great innovation,’ says Sam Petrie. ‘Put simply,’ says Sam Connell, ’this product will allow our clients to build faster overall and save on construction costs.’

For more information about the Barricade Weather Defense system and samples, please contact Masons on 0800 522 533 to be put through to your local Masons Rep.

Alternatively check out our Barricade Weather Defense System Video on our Masons YouTube Channel.

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CREDITS

Product: Barricade Weather Defense

Architect: Figure & Ground

Builder: Petrie Construction

Photographer: James Munroat Itch

Writer: Folio

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